The following table shows the minimum requirements for each school or program. When taking the TOEFL, please indicate the USF school code 4850 so that your test score will be sent directly to USF. USF also accepts the IELTS and the Pearson Test of English Academic.

Some programs in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management may offer English-conditional admission. Please see the College of Arts and Sciences or the School of Management for more information. The School of Education and the School of Nursing and Health Professions do not offer English-conditional admission.

c.) Computer Science,Economics, International and Development Economics, Sport Management, Writing

550

79

17

6.5

53

School of Education

a.) Master's Programs

580

92

20

7.0

62

b.) Doctoral Programs

600

100

20

7.0

68

School of Management

a.) Global Entrepreneurial Management

550

79

6.0

53

b.) All Other Programs (except Analytics)

600

100

7.0

68

School of Nursing and Health Professions

All Programs

600

100

7.0

68

The following exceptions apply to USF’s English language proficiency test score requirement:

Applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or two years or more of studies in a degree program in English at a higher education institution in the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, American Samoa, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grand Cayman, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Republic of Palau are not required to submit an English language proficiency test score.

Applicants from countries where the government requires 11 years of mandatory English instruction may be exempt from providing an English language test score according to the discretion of an individual graduate program (for example, Scandinavian countries such as Norway).

Please note: The University reserves the right to request additional English proficiency exams from any applicant based on the entirety of the application review; or, if the applicant’s proficiency in English should prove inadequate after admission to a program.